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Mixed-up Wrecks

Mixed-up Wrecks

boiler wreck
Gory Wreck
Kennebec
Lake Frampton
Oklahoma
Southern Lillian
Shookus

According to Gary Gentile in his book Shipwrecks of New Jersey - South, the following three vessels and four known wrecks may be related as suggested here. Or it could be something else entirely.

Boiler Wreck

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 80 ft

a small steel wreck, greatly decomposed

Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.

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Glory

Glory Wreck — Side-scan courtesy of Stockton University

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 70 ft

The "Glory Wreck" is a twisted mass of hull plates and steel spread over a wide area on a sandy bottom. Artifacts are occasionally found: portholes and brass. She is usually a good lobster wreck.

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Kennebec

Shipwreck Kennebec

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA
Name:: Kennebec is a county and a major river in the state of Maine.
Built:: 1901, Jenks Shipbuilding, Port Huron MI USA
Specs:: ( 243 x 43 ft ) 2183 gross tons, 29 crew
Sunk:: Saturday June 18, 1921
sprung a leak - no casualties

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Lake Frampton

Shipwreck Lake Frampton

Type:: shipwreck, freighter, USA
Built:: 1918, AmShip Lorain, Lorain OH USA
Specs:: ( 251 x 43 ft ) 2622 gross tons, 38 crew
Sunk:: Monday July 12, 1920
collision with SS Comus - 2 casualties

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Oklahoma

Shipwreck Oklahoma

Type:: shipwreck, tanker, USA
Built:: 1908, New York Shipbuilding, Camden NJ USA
Specs:: ( 419 x 55 ft ) 5853 gross tons, 38 crew
Sunk:: Sunday January 4, 1914
broke in half in storm - 25 casualties

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Shookus

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 120 ft

A small steel wreck, greatly decomposed.

Possibly the remains of the Oklahoma.

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Southern Lillian

Type:: shipwreck
Depth:: 120 ft

A large steel wreck, partially intact.

Possibly the remains of the Kennebec.

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Warship

A number of small warships are sunk in New Jersey and New York waters.

subchaser (model)

A subchaser was a small coastal patrol vessel of World War I or II. Subchasers were lightly armed and even more lightly constructed, mostly out of plywood, powered by two diesel (WWII) or three gasoline (WWI) engines. Roughly the same design was used in both wars - 110 ft long, about 100 tons. Almost a thousand were built over both World Wars, and several are lost in the waters around this area. Many private yachts and some larger fishing trawlers were converted to perform this function also, like the Tarantula and the Moonstone. Conversely, some subchasers were converted to other duties after the war, such as the Bronx Queen, pictured below in military trim. Real subchasers were designated SC-, while converted yachts were designated SP-, PY- ( patrol yacht ) or PYc ( patrol yacht - coastal. )

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